Any mtn bikers use a bike trainer?
 

Curious - any of you mtn bikers (not roadies who mtn bike) use bike trainers for training?

What's this 'training' concept of which you speak?

if it is training you seek....then ride your bike you must...

I do in the winter. Riding two group spins a week at my LBS and will be doing one or two more/week on the spin bike at home with my wife starting this week. Plus I run 3-4 miles a day most days at lunch. I've done that the past couple winters and it really helps getting a jump on the season fitness-wise.

Spins at the shop are a bit loose in format but always ends up being a good workout. At home, we follow a set of about 35 Heart Zone Training spin routines integrally tied to our HRMs and most of those will kick your a** pretty good.

Winter is street/skatepark season. Summer, dirt and street.

yes , it is 8 degrees outside right now.

Vegas Valley has gotten really chilly, 20's, bad for this boy. So I have plugged in the stationary. There I have said it, I am so ashamed, I ride an electric indoor bike.....

FIFY

Put on another layer, or HTFU!

Nope, DJ's be closed this time of year.

I ride my stationary bike for my early morning training rides during the winter. Its just plain dangerous to ride out at 4am in the pitch dark - even with good lights when there is a very good chance of ice on the road. If I take a fall I surely won't be be able to ride. Sadly 4am is my only open time slot thanks to a young family so I just have to ride the boring stationary bike or get fat.

That's where some good vids, like the Earthed series, helps the time pass a little easier. I've darned near fallen off the trainer, though trying to throw a whip along with the vid :o.

I'd rather run in the winter, which is something you can do in colder weather and worse conditions than bike, but yeah, I have a trainer. It's how I get caught up on movies I want to see.

This. Though it has to be unbelievably ****ty outside for me to get on the trainer. I'd rather trail run/snowshoe/drink beer with the dog, even in nasty weather.

I usually run and cross country ski when local trails are buried in snow, which they usually are for 2 to 3 months. Some trails get packed down enough to ride, but if I really want to get a fix of singletrack I have to head about 50 miles south.

.I also use a trainer... especially now with this cold snap. Got to a whopping 15 deg. F today in Flagstaff, Alaskazona and will probably dip near 10 below tonight. (but it's a dry cold.) :)

Just moved to Chicago area from Phoenix and I still haven't grown the cajones to ride when it's below freezing. 40's I can do, but below that nope! I sadly have started doing the trainer.

Do training wheels count?

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=294877

This is the 1 Up trainer I use with my MTB

A run-bike burns more calories and makes you a better rider.